Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1887-02-17
THINGS ABROAD-THENE NEGRO COL
LEGE-ITS ENEMIES, &c.

1t is well, perhaps, for us TO tel
our patrons of our whereabouts, mas
much as we did not leave all things il
ship shape" at home. We remained
in Fayetteville till the morning of thu
10th, when, in company with Prof. Il
Il. Smith and lawyer j. S. Leary, We
boarded the Wilson shortcut train
This took us over The new road t.
Selma, where we waited about two
hours for the n. G. to take us to Raj.
eigh.
Selma is pretty little town at thu
crossing of the above roads. VIZ
spent the time very pleasantly here
and visited large school taught by
Mr.. r. l.. Atkinson. Prof. Smith i,
well acquainted here, and through his
kindness we secured several subscri
bers.
On our arrival at Raleigh we sepa-
rated from the professor and the law,
yer and met a number of our sub.
scribers. At the depot we met Mr.
g. D. Scurlock, who preceded us one
day, and Elder r. II. Simmons anC
Rev. S. p. West Mr.. Scurlock lief
on the first outgoing train. Soon We
found our way to the capitol, where
in the State superintendent room
the House committee on education had
q meeting before which appeared prom
inent colored men protesting against
establishing Normal and Collegi.
ale Institute for the colored youth in
the eastern part of the State. The
State Teachers Association memorial
lied the legislature through com
mittee, asking for the establishing Of
such an institution. Prof. j. G.. Price
is chairman of the association, hency
he speaks for the colored teachers and
people of the State Those who spoke
before the committee against giving Us
a Normal Collegiate Institute" were
J. Q. Crosby, principal Normal, Sal
is5ury; II. C. Crosby, principal Nor
NAL at Plymouth; S. A. Waugh, prin-
cipal Normal at Franklinton L. f.
Smith, principal Normal at Fayette-
Vile; Messrs. White and Savage, ex-
principals of Normals at Newbern and
Plymouth; j. S. -Leary and Mr. Vim.
cent, a teacher in Shaw University
Thus it will be seen that these persons
are personally interested in the Nor
mails as they now stand and naturally
oppose the interfering with them be.
cause it would interfere with theil
living bread.
The meeting was lengthy and very
lively Prof. Price and Rev. Smith
made strong efforts and unanswerable
arguments to convince the committee
that we want and are now ready for
a college for our young men as an
Offset to the State University at
Chapel Hill. Many wild and false
statements were made by the opposi-
ton concerning the present Normals
and the condition of our people.
The school teachers of the State, in
convention assembled, last summer,
said we need higher normal to pre-
pare our teachers. A bill has been
drawn by the committee on education
in accordance with their suggestion,
asking for only $4,000 annually to
support it. If we fail to get it from
the present Legislature the charge may
be laid at the door of the men who
have been honored by being placed at
the head Of our State schools, viz: j.
o. Crosby, S. A. Waugh, II. c.
Crosby, Il. +. Smith, G.. II. White, j.
A. Savage, led by John H. William
son and backed by J. s. Leary and -
Vincent, who opposed it and inau-
enced the committee against it, which
is easily done, as it will save money
to the State and help keep the Negro
in darkness.
There are fourteen colored members
in the lower House and two in the
upper. We can say nothing of the
ability of the colored members. They